Funding Opportunities: Where to look for funding

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Funding OpportunitiesWhere to look for funding
Beth HodgesApril 2008
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Discussion

• Research websites
• Community of Science
• Grants.gov
• Office of Research Newsletter
• Sponsored Research Mailing List
• Tips

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Key Site Office of Research
Funding opportunities link
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Funding Opportunities
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Key Sites Community of Science

• Funding Opportunity Site
• Multiple fields to search
• Private funding also accessible
• Expertise Database
• Is your profile entered?

http//www.research.fsu.edu/cos.html or http//fun
dingopps.cos.com/
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Key Sites GRANTS.GOV
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Office of Research Newsletter

• http//www.research.fsu.edu/whatsnew/newsletters/i
  ndex.html

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Sponsored Research Mailing List

• Information sent out approximately 1-2 times per
  month
• Fastest way to receive new information from SRAS
• Interested? E-mail Greg Thompson at
  gthompso_at_mailer.fsu.edu

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Tips Be Assertive and Proactive

• Use all resources available to you to identify
  funding sources for your research project. Find
  out where your peers and colleagues get funded.
• Obtain input and feedback from your mentor(s)
  and colleagues
• Seek out details of grant eligibility
• - dont assume you arent eligible by reading
  the title of the application notice

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Be Assertive and Proactive
Discuss your research proposal with the funding
agency, if you have any questions about their
interest in your type of research or the
application process Dont rely on one
submission---submit multiple applications for the
same project (worry about turning down the award
later, if you get more than one application
funded)
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Grant Application Tips

• Dont be shy about soliciting input and
  feedback from
• other investigators, administrators, the
  funding agency, etc.
• Spend whatever time is needed to present a
  well-thought out proposal
• Start well ahead of the submission deadline
• - Gathering supporting documents
• - Adequate time to solicit and incorporate
  feedback from others
• - Last minute revisions to proposal
• - Internal reviews and approvals
• Be certain to submit all of the funding
  agencys required materials ON TIME

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Questions or Assistance

• Beth Hodges
• FSU Office of Research
• 109 Westcott Building
• Tallahassee, Fl 32306-1330
• bhodges_at_mailer.fsu.edu
• [phone]
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